Baked Onion Rings and Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce

Sunday is Father’s Day and if the dads in your life are anything like mine are and they buy themselves everything they want forget about the tie and make them dinner instead!

Last Father’s Day we were wondering if our little man would be arriving on this special day – he didn’t. I decided to make a meal fit for a Father regardless – baby back ribs with Dr. Pepper barbecue sauce and oven baked onion rings. Yes, I have been sitting on this recipe for a year!

Baked Onion Rings

Ingredients:

2 sweet onions, cut in slices

1 qt buttermilk

4 egg whites

1 C panko

3/4 C cornmeal

2/3 C flour (whole wheat or AP)

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

Steps:

Place onion rings in a casserole dish and cover with buttermilk. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a shallow bowl beat egg whites. In another shallow bowl mix together panko, cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, and paprika.

Shake buttermilk off the onions and coat in the egg whites then the breadcrumb mixture. Place on prepared baking sheets in a single layer. Spray onion rings with cooking spray.